- #1 ALLON3
97% matchMixed50% of 52 reviews2022
Dev: Vidas Salavejus
Windows
A phychological horror experience of voices and screams.
Why similar: Psychological 17%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Surreal 13.3%, Psychedelic 12.4%, Dark 10.2%
- #2 Scission
96% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Discoplane Studio
Windows
Scission is a dark and gruesome action game where you control two characters at once. Fight grotesque representations of the subconscious, master new skills and explore the depth of the human mind in this singleplayer game.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Psychological 12.2%, Surreal 10.8%, Dark 10.7%
- #3 Close Your Eyes
96% matchPositive88% of 32 reviews2018
Dev: Yai Gameworks
Windows · Mac
An anthology of 7 horror tales within a connected universe. Join a murderous marshmallow bound by their past down an atmospheric descent, brought into question by an odd game show host. Follow a Witch trying to seduce her love with sweet things. Plus 5 other surprisingly twisted yet emotional tales.
Why similar: Psychological 14%, Psychedelic 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Surreal 11.7%, Abstract 10.5%
- #4 In The Liminality
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sucre AmygdalumPub: Consorts of the Reverend-Queen
Windows
A psychological-cosmic horror experience, unique in story, art, and heart. Bear witness to a tale of girl's love, rage, hurt, and healing. Only you can bring it an end. Only you can bring World Revolution.
Why similar: Psychedelic 16.7%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Horror 11.7%, Surreal 11.2%, Abstract 11%
- #5 Phantasm
94% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Nitox Games
Windows
A 3D psychological horror game about applying critical and logical skills to earn $100 billion and one cherished wish. Are you ready to take the challenge?
Why similar: Psychological 23.1%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Emotional 14.9%, Horror 9.7%, Dark Fantasy 8.8%
- #6 The Lost and The Wicked
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 34 reviews2022
Dev: Isaac TorresPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
The Lost and The Wicked is a Brutal Twin-Stick Psycho-Thriller. After a shipwreck you wake up in a wicked world with no memory of who you are. Fight through hectic gameplay with a unique grunge art style and original 2+ hour soundtrack as you discover your past and what you did to end up here.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 39.5%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Surreal 15.4%, Action-Adventure 6.8%, Atmospheric 6.7%
- #7 Parasomnia Verum
93% matchPositive86% of 42 reviews2021
Dev: Vidas Salavejus
Windows
Parasomnia Verum is an atmospheric horror game about a recurring dream.
Why similar: Surreal 19.8%, Psychological 18.9%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 15.1%, Atmospheric 10.3%
- #8 Dye The Bunny
92% matchPositive89% of 37 reviews2023
Dev: Vidas Salavejus
Windows
Dye The Bunny is an Easter horror game about little Ellie going on an Easter Egg Hunt down a rabbit hole.
Why similar: Psychedelic 12.9%, Surreal 11.5%, Abstract 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Emotional 10.1%
- #9 Fragment
91% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Wakely Co
Windows
Enter the loop, explore abstract spaces, find and process bad memories to unfold your story and learn your fate. Fragment tells a story of generational trauma and addiction, you decide whether to break the loop or be consumed by it.
Why similar: Abstract 17.1%, Emotional 16.5%, Surreal 13.6%, Dark 12.3%, Psychological 10.4%
- #10 BUTLER GUILLOTINE
90% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: GOODBYE STATICPub: NECRONOMISOFT
Windows
Butler Guillotine is an absurdist point & click horror about flesh filled puppets in a mishapen hotel. Follow different characters' intertiwining paths and unearth forgotten events from a time long gone. Bring the ceremony to a halt.
Why similar: Psychological 14.8%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Emotional 13.4%, Surreal 13.2%, Dark 10.4%
- #11 NOX TIMORE REMAKE
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 188 reviews2022
Dev: Vidas Salavejus
Windows
Official remake of the original Nox Timore, that was released in 2014. A nightmare, that you come back to every night. Mannequins. Darkness. Horror.
Why similar: Psychological 19.9%, Surreal 17.5%, Dark 13.3%, Horror 11.5%, Abstract 9.9%
- #12 Unfeigned Depths
89% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Voidwire Interactive
Windows
Unfeigned Depths is a first-person psychological thriller where dreams and reality blur. Uncover the dark truth behind your dreams with fully voiced dialogue and dynamic events. Can you unravel the mystery before deception takes hold and your world falls apart?
Why similar: Psychological 19.7%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Emotional 13.6%, Dark 12.6%, Horror 9.7%
- #13 You Shouldn't Be Here
88% matchVery Positive91% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Doomster Entertainment
Windows
This short psychedelic visual novel takes place in a strange world inhabited by harrowing creatures shunned by the light. You’ll meet someone who has made this world their own, and in doing so, learn the reason why you shouldn't be there.
Why similar: Psychedelic 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Psychological 12.4%, Emotional 11.5%, Abstract 9.7%
- #14 Glimpse
89% matchPositive82% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: Melanzue
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Glimpse" is a single-player atmospheric horror game. Get a glimpse of the struggles and fears of a person affected by Alzheimer's Disease.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.2%, Emotional 16.2%, Dark 12.2%, Horror 11.4%, Surreal 10.3%
- #15 Delirium
87% matchVery Positive88% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: IndividualKex
Windows
Delirium is a psychological horror game set in a suburban house. After a mysterious explosion, reality begins to unravel.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.2%, Psychedelic 15.4%, Dark 12.2%, Horror 11.1%, Psychological 10.3%
- #16 Ware's Laboratory
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VNDI
Windows · Linux
Anti-piracy measures are now active. Your game has turned into a surreal nightmare. Crawl through corrupted levels, read notes from a malicious developer, and confront the dark past in multiple realities.
Why similar: Psychological 14.3%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Surreal 12.2%, Psychedelic 11.5%, Dark 10.9%
- #17 未練旅館(The Inn of Regret)
86% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Gilutaz
Windows
A short Japanese-style horror game in which you explore a ryokan where the proprietress is trapped and sever the forces that bind her.
Why similar: Psychological 24.3%, Emotional 18.2%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 12.9%, Dark 11%
- #18 20 Doors
85% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Leeroy GysiPub: Malingoh Studios
Windows
20 Doors is an exploration, action and puzzle solving adventure where strange events and environments make you question your sanity.
Why similar: Surreal 16.4%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Dark Fantasy 11.1%, Horror 10%, Dark 9.3%
- #19 AMEN 11 11
83% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2026
Dev: Sons of Welder
Windows · Linux
AMEN 11 11 is a hidden object adventure game set in an atmosphere of apocalypse and psychological horror. The player's task is to find objects hidden on the maps.
Why similar: Psychedelic 19.9%, Psychological 17.3%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Emotional 14.3%, Surreal 9.7%
- #20 Funeral
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 43 reviews2022
Dev: Sysreb Games
Windows
Funeral is a first-person horror game that creates a terrifying atmosphere and powerful tension. Solve mild puzzles, explore different worlds, and escape from the demon's trap.
Why similar: Psychological 18.3%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Dark 12.8%, Surreal 11.3%, Horror 10.2%
- #21 Alice Mesmerizing Episodes of Neurosis (AMEN)
82% matchVery Positive96% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: Sons of Welder
Windows · Linux
Alice Mesmerizing Episodes of Neurosis (AMEN) is a hidden object game. The player's task is to find things hidden on the map. Help Alice cross this path, destroy the ego-structure, get out of the abyss, find the key.
Why similar: Psychological 16.3%, Psychedelic 15.9%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Surreal 11.3%, Dark 10.8%
- #22 Daardoa
84% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: Vidas Salavejus
Windows
Atmospheric and surreal horror game about day and night cycle.
Why similar: Psychological 25.5%, Surreal 18.5%, Abstract 15.4%, Horror 13.2%, Dark 10.5%
- #23 Lobotrypo
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Skaar Game Productions
Windows
Rumors of a serial killer stalking your local town are all over the news, and you have a meeting with your counselor in an hour. The problem is, the walk there is long and dark.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 15%, Psychedelic 14.1%, Mystery 12.8%, Dark 11.2%
- #24 LUMbA: HANGOVER
81% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Team Lumba
Windows
Experience the thrilling aftermath of Lumba's crusade in LUMbA: HANGOVER! The substance has spread to four new victims, led once again by Pal. Together, they will engage in a doomed campaign across their world in this fast-paced, top-down shooter.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16.7%, Bullet Hell 14.4%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Psychedelic 9.1%
- #25 Ancestral Harvest
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 1011Pub: To Be Announced
Windows
A shaman-child wanders through a world destroyed by mankind, seeking a cure for his eternal wound. With the aid of a mystical drum, he must connect with a withering planet and purge the evil that controls humanity.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.3%, Dark Fantasy 14.4%, Psychological 12.3%, Emotional 11.9%, Stylized 9%
- #26 A List Of People Who Went Missing In The Scheleirland National Forest
81% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: F.SDRI
Windows · Mac
A story about a woman who lives alone near the forest.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.7%, Surreal 13.5%, Psychedelic 12.7%, Psychological 12.1%, Dark 11.1%
- #27 Timore Redo
79% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: Vidas Salavejus
Windows
Timore Redo is a psychological horror game about sadness.
Why similar: Psychological 19%, Surreal 16.7%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Horror 10.8%, Abstract 10.5%
- #28 Beneath the Quiet: Where It Ends
77% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Side Eyes Project
Windows
Beneath The Quiet: Where It Ends is a first-person psychological horror game. After a bank ultimatum forces you back to your childhood home in Miskolc, Hungary, you return to pack up the past, only to uncover buried trauma, unsettling memories, and a mind you can no longer trust.
Why similar: Psychological 19.3%, Emotional 14%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Dark 11.6%, Surreal 11.5%
- #29 Lost Surreal Hell
78% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Stenblood
Windows
A Turn Based RPG, where you collect elements, and evolve your attacks, BUT if you wander too far off the path, you may end up stuck in a strange surreal hell full of disjointed worlds full of surreal comedy shows, brainwashing, a strange company running a dying MMO in the backrooms and a dark truth.
Why similar: Psychedelic 17.2%, Psychological 17.1%, Surreal 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Dark 13%
- #30 Circadial
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: undercoverworm
Windows · Linux
You've been invited to participate in a study for the newly developed Circadial pills, a medicine designed to remedy your life-long insomnia. Explore the empty halls of the facility and the landscapes of your dreams to uncover the source of your night terrors. You will never be the same.
Why similar: Psychological 15.5%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Abstract 13.6%, Surreal 13.6%, Horror 9.4%
- #31 Midnight Snack
76% matchVery Positive86% of 251 reviews2025
Dev: Desborde Games
Windows
A short first-person horror game where you wander through an eerie forest using the dials of a microwave.
Why similar: Surreal 17.9%, Psychological 16.5%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Dark 14.1%, Horror 11.6%
- #32 Inversed
76% matchVery Positive93% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short, interactive visual novel set in the mid-19th Century, in which a poet fights against time as she's writing the most important work of her life. Poetry is the answer, but what is the question?
Why similar: Psychological 21.6%, Emotional 16.1%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Dark 11.2%, Surreal 9.5%
- #33 Irritability & Mood Swings
77% matchMixed67% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: Black Ivy Games
Windows
You wake up in your room after being passed out from drug abuse. As you wander the house, you start to find that things aren't what they seem. Your mother is missing and something is in the house with you... Escape the house or get sober before it's too late...
Why similar: Psychological 28.1%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Emotional 18.6%, Horror 11.4%, Dark Fantasy 9.7%
- #34 NEUROZA
75% matchPositive100% of 39 reviews2025
Dev: Sons of Welder
Windows · Linux
Ņ̴̣͕̻̤̣̞̝͑̾̉̄̃͊̀̚ͅĘ̵̢̺̞̱̙̔ͅǓ̶̢͚͕̙̙͕̙̻̖̥̗̗̦̾͆̄͋̉̈́͂̄̉̽̉̒̓R̸̨͈̝͇̰͇̺̼̙͕̄̇̃̈́͜͠Ǒ̸͔̳͇̏̽̽̒́̾Z̵̛͕͙͍͚̒̇̏̆̍̌̂̔̕Ȃ̶͇̱̫͌̌̑́̒̂́̑́̒̈͐͘͠ is a hidden object game. The player's task is to find things hidden on the map.
Why similar: Psychological 16.3%, Psychedelic 14.7%, Psychological Horror 11%, Surreal 11%, Emotional 10.6%
- #35 Resonance Tales: Alone
75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: RAXZONE
Windows · Mac
A first-person psychological horror experience focused on atmosphere, emotional tension, and exploration. Solve symbolic puzzles, run through eerie spaces, and uncover hidden meanings in a short, haunting journey
Why similar: Psychological 20.8%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Mystery 12%, Dark 10.8%, Emotional 10.3%
- #36 The Green Light
73% matchVery Positive83% of 83 reviews2026
Dev: waleedzo
Windows
A first person horror game. Fred is stuck in a dead-end job, haunted by hallucinations. A voice on the radio speaks of a green light. It promises peace and freedom. A tale of self-discovery where Fred is willing to find freedom, even at the cost of his life.
Why similar: Psychological 19.2%, Emotional 15.4%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 10.1%, Mystery 10%
- #37 Smell like a puddle
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Leonteva Irina
Windows · Mac · Linux
— Each of us fell into a puddle. And everyone knows that you can find yourself after that... in a strange place from which there is no escape. Didn't it happen?.. Well, it's nothing — it's going to happen soon! You will have to explore your new home... and become a part of it. ^-^
Why similar: Psychological 17.1%, Psychedelic 16.9%, Abstract 14%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Dark 10.2%
- #38 Never Ending Nightmare
74% matchPositive89% of 47 reviews2023
Dev: Korvinrular
Windows
Life has been tough for you after the tragic incident with your parents. Your way of coping has been through reliving all the good memories with them, but all the memories had a dark turn this time... will you be able to figure out why?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.3%, Psychological 14.6%, Dark 14%, Horror 11%, Surreal 10.1%
- #39 Exit Dream
73% matchMixed46% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: emagnetic
Windows
A free short first-person horror game of dream puzzles - unsettling, surreal, with strange logic.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.7%, Psychological 14.8%, Surreal 13.9%, Emotional 13.6%, Dark 11.1%
- #40 Watchman
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Black Monolith Games
Windows
Descend into the depths of the heroine's subconscious, filled with haunting visions and fractured memories. Explore her inner world and uncover the secrets it hides.
Why similar: Psychological 16.7%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Emotional 12.9%, Psychedelic 11.4%, Dark 11.4%
- #41 Lucid Dream Adventure
74% matchVery Positive83% of 231 reviews2018
Dev: Dali Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Lucid Dream is the story of little Lucy, who goes on an adventure into the world of dreams with the mission to save her mother.
Why similar: Psychological 21.3%, Dark Fantasy 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Surreal 14.2%, Dark 12.5%
- #42 Not Your Eyes
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yai Gameworks
Windows · Mac
Your eyes cannot be trusted. A girl finds herself questioned by a twisted psychiatrist, helping a fallen angel, and followed by a bizarre stalker, descending to a beautiful, terrible world where nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 13.8%, Psychedelic 13.5%, Surreal 13.2%, Psychological 12.6%, Abstract 11.5%
- #43 Siphonopolis
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 29 reviews2022
Dev: ApeHardware
Windows
Enter a surreal, rotting, underwater world. Chat with some creatures. Murder a lot more. Find the heart.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 13.7%, Psychedelic 13.5%, Abstract 12%, Surreal 11.6%, Dark 10%
- #44 The Hotel
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 92 reviews2022
Dev: Constant ArtPub: Constant_Art
Windows
The Hotel is a psychological horror thriller in which the player will have to face the evil living within the walls of a lonely hotel. But more importantly, the player will have to decide what this evil is to him. Maybe the nature of this evil is deeper than it seems at first glance.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.5%, Psychedelic 15%, Psychological 11.4%, Dark 11.2%, Horror 11.2%
- #45 Chromocide: Prism of Sin
70% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Backslash X
Windows
Shoot, shift color and race against the darkness in this short-run psychedelic action roguelite. Level up in color-specific ways as you span the visible spectrum and beyond. Will you atone for your sin?
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 31.6%, Top-Down Shooter 17.4%, Psychedelic 15.9%, Dark Fantasy 12.3%, Surreal 11.8%
- #46 Kitchen Gore
69% matchPositive88% of 33 reviews2025
Dev: xoblins
Windows
You feed it. Locked away in the basement. Every day, her voice sounds more like it used to.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.4%, Surreal 12.6%, Emotional 11.8%, Dark 11.6%, Dark Fantasy 10.7%
- #47 LIMINOUS
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Darchive Media
Windows
An exploratory first-person survival horror journey about travelling the gaps in our reality. Risking everything to keep the lab funded and the board members happy.
Why similar: Psychological 28.1%, Psychedelic 19.2%, Horror 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Dark 11.4%
- #48 Dreamless
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 119 reviews2024
Dev: Setone GamesPub: Limansia Fears
Windows
In a remote provincial town, teenagers mysteriously disappear every 25 years. You're a high school student about to turn 18... But what if you become the next victim?
Why similar: Psychological 25.1%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Dark 15.4%, Horror 11.1%, Psychedelic 10.3%
- #49 GORSD
71% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2020
Dev: Springloaded
Windows
1-4 player intense arena combat, set deep inside the heart of darkness.
Why similar: Psychological 17.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.1%, Psychedelic 14.5%, Surreal 12.2%, Abstract 11.2%
- #50 Afterbright
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: cydisq
Windows
You play as jaded police officer Mark Langford in this first-person psychological horror game. An investigation into the case of a missing child draws you to an old apartment complex, uncovering horrors and trauma that refuse to stay buried.
Why similar: Psychological 21.5%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Surreal 12.3%, Dark 9.8%, Horror 9.6%
- #51 velvet clouds
70% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: DanicyPub: Piece Of Voxel
Windows
Velvet Clouds - a story-driven game with elements of psychological horror and metroidvania. Explore locations, pick up items and destroy various enemies, and immerse yourself in an unusual story, interacting with the playable characters.
Why similar: Psychological 20.9%, Psychedelic 17.1%, Abstract 13%, Psychological Horror 13%, Surreal 12.3%
- #52 Barbotine
67% matchVery Positive91% of 172 reviews2024
Dev: Alex Rassloff
Windows
An atmospheric horror micro-game that touches on topics of anxiety, isolation, body image and obsessive habits with a surreal PSX aesthetic.
Why similar: Psychological 23%, Surreal 14.7%, Psychedelic 12.4%, Abstract 11.9%, Dark 10.9%
- #53 Sorrow Asylum 3
68% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Vidas Salavejus
Windows
Sorrow Asylum 3 is a looping horror game, a mix of an abandoned asylum and your mind's prison.
Why similar: Surreal 14.3%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Abstract 11.9%, Psychedelic 11.7%, Psychological 9.5%
- #54 Go To Sleep
66% matchPositive80% of 35 reviews2025
Dev: YuRo Games
Windows · Mac
What began as a fun dream has turned into a waking nightmare. Now trapped in your room, you are stalked by a relentless demon. You must keep it at bay. Your only way through this nightmare? Close your eyes... and go to sleep.
Why similar: Psychological 19.3%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Surreal 13.5%, Abstract 11.2%, Horror 9.5%
- #55 Fantasmagorie
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 220 reviews2024
Dev: Needlepoint Productions
Windows
Journey through a distorted theatre held together by the fragile mind of a grieving puppet master. With only a needle and thread, traverse through this world and evade twisted and terrifying creations. Shatter the delusion and unravel the truth behind it all.
Why similar: Psychological 22.9%, Surreal 18%, Emotional 17.4%, Dark 12%, Horror 9.4%
- #56 I Did Not Buy This Ticket
67% matchVery Positive87% of 369 reviews2023
Dev: Tiago RechPub: Time Galleon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Weep for the dead! In this short psychological horror story, play as a professional mourner travelling between funerals. Ride a nightmarish bus whose destination depends on how you choose to face your traumas.
Why similar: Psychological 17.9%, Surreal 14%, Emotional 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Dark 11.2%
- #57 There are people in your walls
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: bad_ideas_digital
Windows
A psychological horror game about paranoia and anxiety. Listen closely for strange noises in your apartment. Find the people in your walls and kill them. You are safe for now, but they will be back tomorrow.
Why similar: Psychological 25.8%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Dark 13.9%, Surreal 13.6%, Horror 11.7%